Tag Archives: Life

Gratitude for life as it is

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Gratitude has been building up inside me as I have waited to make time to write. Even now, I should be sleeping, but what is one more late night. Today I came home to loads of clean laundry and a … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for the last 25 months

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

This is the last weekend on my homestead and it is surreal. I can’t imagine my life after here. I can’t imagine not having all of my belongings nearly within arm’s reach. I can’t imagine getting up in the morning … Continue reading →

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Gratitude, even when crying

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Explaining my life here is hard. I have three weeks left in my community, I am crazy busy, and packing is stressful. In short, I am a mess. I revisited the blog post that best sums up my Peace Corps … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: Resting while sick

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

I have had a cold since Bushfire, and it has controlled my life. Fortunately I have been able to sleep in more than usual because my bobhuti have been playing less music. I did not get much of anything else … Continue reading →

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Saturday gratitude: Close of Service

Posted on May 12, 2018 by

This past week my friend Kirby visited my homestead again, and we laughed for hours. On the way home from the stesh, he proposed to my tutor and then asked her elder bhuti for permission to marry her, completely in … Continue reading →

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Saturday gratitude: All the feels from GLOW camp

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

Another week and another visitor came to kaHloniphile (my house). My friend Sam spent Sunday night here to have an easy trek the following day to GLOW camp. This was my week at camp to do M+E. I wasn’t totally … Continue reading →

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Saturday gratitude: Finding peace

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

This week was a stress-filled mess. I had wanted to change things up and spend two days and a night at Hlane to see wildlife and take a relaxing break with nature. But like the wise, old, kung fu master … Continue reading →

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A moment in my life: The wrong khumbi. Twice.

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

So many entertaining things happen in my life in Swaziland. These are the moments I will want to remember because they make me laugh, and they show insight into my daily routine. These moments are often hard to photograph and … Continue reading →

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How I spent March’s living allowance

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

I ran out of money in March, too. It’s a trend in the PCV life, especially when I am 100 percent a cheese boy (well, girl, in this case). I didn’t even buy cheese with March’s money, but I did … Continue reading →

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Saturday gratitude: Payday and phone calls

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

    I am most grateful for being paid this past week, which enabled me to leave my house and buy groceries. I also had a wonderful FaceTime conversation with a friend from home that conveniently finished that month’s data … Continue reading →

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